Moods
| Affettuoso | with feeling | Tenderly |
| Agitato | agitated | Excited and fast |
| Animato | animated | Animated |
| Brillante | brilliant | Brilliant, bright |
| Bruscamente | brusquely | Brusquely - abruptly |
| Cantabile | singable | In a singing styla |
| Comodo | convenient | Comfortably, moderately. |
| Con amore | with love | with love |
| Con fuoco | with fire | with fiery manner |
| Con brio | with bright | with bright |
| Con moto | with movement | with (audible) movement |
| Con spirito | with spirit | with spirit |
| Dolce | sweetly | Sweet |
| Grazioso | graciously or gracefully | With charm |
| Maestoso | majestic | Stately |
| Misterioso | mysterious | Mysteriously, secretively, enigmatic |
| Scherzando | playfully | Playfully |
| Sotto | subdued | Subdued |
| Semplicemente | simply | Simply |
| Vivace | vivacious | up-tempo |
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“It is neither possible nor desirable to be always attuned to the moods of children because this thwarts their need to test and enrich their individuality by standing up to adult authority. What is possible and desirable is to cultivate an attitude of partnership: to be willing to listen, acknowledge that parents and children at times have different goals, try to reconcile the differences, and agree to disagree if this is not possible.”
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“The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth.”
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—Elizabeth Drew (1887–1965)